PUBLISHED in 1722, A Journal of the Plague Year, by Daniel Defoe, is full of relevance in the year of COVID-19. Not because the diseases are similar: they aren’t. But because many elements of the story ring true across the centuries. It’s believed that Defoe’s extraordinary novel may have been based on the real life … Continue reading Daniel Defoe’s London Journal of the Plague Year: insights for the year 2020